Panne Rizo

Went after 7am ( Unilocal indicates it’s open at 7AM). Surly server says not open and go somewhere else. Don’t even get a chance to tell her to they should change their hours on Unilocal.
Happy to take my business elsewhere.

Loved my experience here. Great goodies! Perfect amount of sweet and taste but not over the top. Price is decent too for what you are getting. I love the consistency and quality and that you can buy the flours to go home and make your own. Cute place and atmosphere to match. Look forward to my next visit!

I have always had exceptional service and the lunches are delicious and flavorful. My boyfriend loves their chicken pot pie more than any other place in town and he is not sensitive to gluten.

Top shelf type gluten free food esp the chicken pot pies. Used to buy them about 10 years ago from the original owners, quality has stayed the same since the business changed hands.

Tip. do not order the chocolate cake. I barely had any cake its alll whip cream or or icing. The cream is just tooo thick to even enjoy. I honestly am disppointed.
Orderd a chocolate cake for bday present.

Outstanding GF bread, sandwiches, pizza, crepes, etc. Try the cheese or olive loaf. Excellent tea time snacks. Support these fine folks and their gluten-​less environment!

I’ve heard many good things about this place. I live in North Vancouver and it is not on my way, but finally we went there a few days ago. They have the most wonderful selection of gluten free everything. The products we’ve tried were delicious. The prices are very reasonable and the staff was very friendly. I would definitely go there again.

Great selection of gluten free pastry!
My favorite was the breakfast wrap. I had it for dinner and it filled me up instantly.
The service was great, too!
My boyfriend went crazy after having the chicken pot pie. Ha ha.

Panne Rizo is ‘the’ best gluten-​free bakery I’ve been to in the lower mainland. I have been to the bakeries in North Vancouver, the bakery on Hasting near Nanaimo, bakeries downtown, on and on and I cannot find anyone who comes close to the variety of foods I ‘need’.
I say ‘need’ because my body cannot tolerate wheat. And my brain cannot tolerate high prices. The major supermarkets are still price gouging and have not clued in to bringing their product prices down. I have spoken to the manager of Superstore on Grandview about it, for example and he has said he’ll ‘try’ and pass on the complaint. But he’s admitted that it takes a long time for a customer’s ‘suggestion’ to reach the suits above in management.
Panne Rizo’s prices are far better and more affordable.
Now for the products:
Try their raisin bread and olive and cheese and and and (deep breath). Lightly toasted, with a little bit of butter or almond butter… delicious. A fantastic selection. I agree with some of the other reviewers — their pastries are truly the bomb (watch those waistlines).
The staff:
I have no problem with them one bit. I do agree with Juliet that sometimes a certain staffmember can be a tad aloof, but hell, go into any retail store and the 20 somethings are almost always difficult. It’s a quibble. Go for the food. Steven and his family who run the shop are very endearing. Take my word for it go and dig in.
*Oh, and one last nibble. They have a really good tuna melt there. It’s not just a bakery. You can drop in for a sandwich and sip.
Dane B. McFadhen

OMG where have you been all this time. I accidentally discovered this place ’cause I took a wrong turn. It was one of the few times my directionaly challenged self did the right thing. Everything here is 100% gluten free. This is my pastry heaven. Very easy to get to by taking either the #22 or #2 at Burrard station (10 minute bus ride). I was just telling myself the other day, «I wish I had gluten free ginger cookies to eat with cream cheese on a Sunday.» They had this and more. I wanted to buy the whole bakery. Prices are high but considering that I can have any f-​ing pastry I want that is gluten free with a large selection = hells yeah.

Yummy! It’s so hard to find good gluten free restaurants and this one is awesome.

It is a gluten free rice flour baking, some items are day old, I am not sure I like to eat a day old muffin… have been there many times but will be looking for another place to buy my cookies.

Oh Panne Rizo. You have the most wonderful selection of gluten free everything. I used to come by almost daily. The chickpea flour cheese and scallion buns are my kryptonite. When you have the pecan pie tart square things, my heart skips a beat. Your shortbread actually tastes like shortbread. All the edibles I’ve tried are marvelous.
I really love this place, which is why it pains me to have to give anything less than a stellar review. The issue is the new girl they hired to work there. She just isn’t friendly, nor does she do her job. Every time I go in now when she is working, there is an awkward exchange. The first time I visited during a time she was working, she did not acknowledge me even when I said HI! It was an awkward two minutes while I waited for her to finish cleaning something. She has no personality and made it seem like I was totally inconveniencing her by being there. Okay, I understand bad days. Everyone has them. I wrote that off. But nothing has changed. I go in less because I don’t want to deal with cold service. I went in two days ago and she forgot my pastry she was heating up. Some lady from the back ended up bringing it out for me.
I feel bad saying all of this, because the other staff is all so lovely. But if you experience the sam thing, don’t worry — it’s not a random act of rudeness against you, it’s apparently now the norm :(

LOVE the new sugar free muffin selection! Lots of selection and very tasty. Only thing I would say is they could cut down on their alternative sweetener a little bit. You only need a hint of that and the fruit and flavours will come out more. So cool that they offer a healthier type of muffin! Yay! The lemon poppy seed was the best muffin I’ve had in ages.

I’ve heard of Panne Rico as I had a girlfriend who was a celiac. But as Im not analphaltic from eating dairy although it does sound like it when I have bronchitis as I’ll cough non-​stop for 8 hrs, I haven’t made my way here. But being inspired to write a blog about fabulous dairy-​free alternatives, this seemed like a place worth investigation.
Although I prefer almond milk, they do lattes with rice milk which probably suits more of their clientele who might be allergenic to some form of nuts.
Their baked goods aren’t made with wheat but rice flour so usually don’t have the same lightness and could possible be more dense, athough I didn’t try everything as I can eat wheat.
Chocolate Utopia — dairy free– even sans diary allergy this is a decadent tasting moist brownie with nuts, cranberry and rum and then dipped in chocolate. It was so good I bought one for breakfast another day
Most of their muffins are dairy free. The best which I found was less dense was the carrot which they make with or without cream cheese. It was as delicious as any ones I’ve tasted with flour. Banana walnut wasn’t bad but a little dense, but the flavor was there. White chocolate raspberry was too dense for my liking.
Although it’s a tiny café they offer a big variery of other baked goods such as cookies, macaroons, pies, scones, daily lunch menu, squares, etc. It was apparent while I was enjoying my dairy-​free indulgences, that Panne Rico has an established base of regulars as a continual flow of people came through, many buying 2 – 3 dozen of their favorite baked goods. They do custom baking and apparently keep a log of customer’s allergies for future reference as I overheard the cashier tell a customer that the baker would know what his daughter could have.
Not all goods are dairy free, but they do have a large selection and if you’re a celiac well thus is wheat-​free heaven. As for me, I’m heading straight for the Chocolate Utopia

Celiac and gluten-​free heaven in Kits!
Yes, EVERYTHING in the store is gluten-​free, and a lot is also dairy free.
It may be a chilly autumn day, but when the clouds parted and that beam of sunshine found me sipping tea and enjoying a gluten-​free brownie by the window this afternoon, I couldn’t resist accompanying it with a scoop of their non-​dairy chocolate ice cream. OMG as the young folks today say. It had more taste that an expensive dairy ice cream. To heck with waiting for summer.
Three doctors recently diagnosed hubby as gluten-​intolerant, so naturally finding Panne Rizo eased the «can’t have» to «Wow — look what I CAN have in this bakery!» Choosing from various pizzas, three daily soups,
veggie filled crepes, to almost every sweet treat you can imagine (cookies, cakes, pies, squares, etc etc etc.) this place is like a dream come true.
Panne Rizo has been there for 13 years, and has the same lady baker since day one. Six months ago new owners Steve and Jim (brothers) arrived on the scene and along with their mom’s adding her baking experience they have increased the selection with plans for even more new items. The cupboards are far from bare!
We’ve pre-​ordered a birthday cake for Tuesday. Can’t wait to devour it!
Easy to find just off the south side of Burrard Street Bridge, on Cornwall, one block from West 1^st Avenue.
Bonus they are open 7 days a week now too!

The little bakery that could.
That could what, you ask? That could bring joy into the lives of gluten and dairy free peep’s like me, for one thing. Today I had the very best carrot muffin I’ve had to date since being on the Celiac diet. Like a slice of real carrot cake it was. And there is also a chocolate one.
I don’t know what the rules are that determine what is a muffin and what is a cupcake, and I know I made a promise to myself not to indulge on cupcakes for a while. But when I spotted that beautiful «muffin» –and yes, it did have frosting on it., I lost control of my sensibilities once again. And the best and worst part is that low price. 2.85 –no way… get outa here!
Their chickpea rolls are still the best, which you can buy fresh or frozen, and now they also have cinnamon rolls and dairy free brownies. I could spend my last dollar in there trying one of everything. Fortunately for me I live on the other side of town.
Addendum: The new bread they have, («Sunrice») is insanely good. It’s not dry, it’s moist and springy like ‘real’ bread, only way more nutritious. Best non gluten, non dairy bread I’ve had in over 3 years. WOW. the only draw back for me is the price, 6.99 –eek! but a woman’s gotta eat.

Celiac heaven in Kits… if you have to eat gluten-​free, this place is a must visit.
Butter tarts were delish, take-​home frozen cinnamon raisin bread was very nice after being toasted and there was a wide selection of other pies, breads and cookies. Cherry pie was nice but the butter tarts were definitely my fave.
Pizza was tasty and wasn’t overly dry like most rice crusts but it was a little greasy and there are only 2 types to choose from.
Sandwhich menu looked divine but I haven’t tried any of them yet. They have sandwich and soup lunch specials.
NOTE: THEY ARE CLOSED ON MONDAYS.

Because I have celiac disease, they get five stars for just existing. Not everything is amazing — the muffins are a tad dry, the bread goes moldy thisfast and the pizzas are meh, but the sandwiches, cookies, cherry pie (!!!), tiramisu and cupcakes are so good I don’t even try to make this stuff at home. The location makes it perfect for getting lunch to go and then hoofing it down to the beach to find the perfect bench in the shade. Even though the prices are a tad on the high side, how safe I feel eating there makes it completely worth it.

We’ve been here three times within the last year and the sandwiches beat the GF sandwiches I’ve had in gluten-​free eateries in northern California by price and portion.
The full tuna sandwich was only $ 6.95, compared to one place in Davis that charges $ 9.95.
Their facilities are completely gluten-​free (hence the five stars). We have tried their tollhouse cookies, chocolate chip cookies, and a few other desserts.
I will be back in a month and will make a special trip out here to get some cookies and treats.
Vancouver needs more gluten-​free eateries!